sanguijuela

[sãŋgiˈxwela]

/[sãŋgiˈxwela]/ noun

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The verdict

“sanguijuela” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #61,915 among 34,953 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,915
frequency rank, Spanish
34,953
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Hirudo medicinalis) Gusano anélido y hermafrodita ectoparásito que se alimenta chupando sangre de personas y animales. Vive en lugares húmedos y se adhiere a su huésped mediante a una ventosa. Mie...

Key facts for sanguijuela
PropertyValue
Headwordsanguijuela
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[sãŋgiˈxwela]
Letters11
Frequency rank#61,915
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sanguijuela” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). sanguijuela lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sanguijuela is uncommon Spanish at frequency #61,915 among 34,953 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [sãŋgiˈxwela]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for sanguijuela, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is sanguijuela, spelled S-A-N-G-U-I-J-U-E-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Hirudo medicinalis) Gusano anélido y hermafrodita ectoparásito que se alimenta chupando sangre de personas y animales. Vive en lugares húmedos y se adhiere a su huésped mediante a una ventosa. Mientras succiona sangre segrega anticoagulantes, vasodilatadores y anestésicos, motivos por lo que desde la Antigüedad se le ha dado uso medicinal.
  2. 2
    (Hirudinea) Por extensión, nombre común de las cerca de 600 especies que componen la clase a la que pertenece la sanguijuela₁. Son animales hermafroditas que habitan toda clase de ambientes acuáticos y que en su mayoría son de hábitos depredadores antes que parásitos.
  3. 3
    Persona o entidad que se aprovecha de los demás.

Synonyms

sanguijuela medicinalparásito

This word in other languages

leech(English)sangsue(Français)Egel(Deutsch)sanguessuga(Português)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sanguijuela"?
"sanguijuela" is spelled S-A-N-G-U-I-J-U-E-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [sãŋgiˈxwela].
What does "sanguijuela" mean?
As a noun, "sanguijuela" means: (Hirudo medicinalis) Gusano anélido y hermafrodita ectoparásito que se alimenta chupando sangre de personas y animales. Vive en lugares húmedos y se adhiere a su huésped mediante a una ventosa. Mie...
How do you pronounce "sanguijuela"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sanguijuela" is [sãŋgiˈxwela]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sanguijuela" come from?
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Using “sanguijuela”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is S-A-N-G-U-I-J-U-E-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [sãŋgiˈxwela] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list